What do you think about when you hear the term, ‘Mosquito’? Most of us see them as pesky little insects that give a very itchy bite and are downright dangerous in some circumstances.
But did you know that in the whole scheme of things the mosquito plays quite an important role.
This is what Outdoor Skills Expert, [...]
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Do you know how to prevent or treat mosquito bites without using any of the regular store’s convenience products?
Do you have any bushcraft skills? If you were to become lost in the wild do you have the skills necessary to erect a shelter, start a fire, locate some water and find some nutritious food? And [...]
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Mosquitoes are quite an open and hardy adversary, having been around for just a few million years and having evolved to survive
Read on to know more about mosquito bites, home remedies for a bite and the diseases that spread through a bite…
Mosquitoes belong to the family of Culicidae. They have a pair of wings [...]
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There may be a link between mosquito borne diseases and recent global warming.
The rise of many emerging infectious diseases and other threats to human health depends in large part on the local climate.
Global warming, the progressive and gradual warming of the earth’s surface temperature, is the most worrisome effect of climate change. Each year, in [...]
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Conventional medicines find Malaria difficult to treat as the parasites responsible become more resistant
About two decades ago it was thought that malaria had been eradicated from India. However, recently, there has been a resurgence of this disease.
Malaria spreads through a mosquito bite (female anopheles) and the common causative organisms in India is plasmodium vivax and [...]
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Don’t be bugged by the bites!
Preparing yourself is the topic for this part of our activity holidays guide.
Being prepared when you are planning on activity holidays almost guarantees that you will have a great time! You should pay attention to your physical condition, your level of expertise in the activities you’ll be undertaking, the equipment [...]
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Malaria is a serious disease caused by a parasite. Infected mosquitoes spread it.
Malaria is very common throughout the world. In the United States, the main risk is to persons traveling to tropical and subtropical countries where malaria is a problem.
There are four different types of malaria caused by four related parasites.
The most deadly type occurs [...]
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